This is my first writing for both Girl Meets World and Jurassic World, so I hope this crossover will be excellent.
Of all my stories so far, I would say that this was one of the hardest in terms of getting the characters' personality correct. So if anyone seems out of character I apologize.
Whether you liked or hated this, please use respectful language if you decide to review it. Constructive criticism is fully allowed and encouraged.
Girl Meets World and Jurassic World do not belong to me. They both belong to their respective creators.
6/14/15 edit notice! The story has officially been rewritten! This was done so to make the story better than what I had previously posted.
Prologue
Isla Nublar
120 miles West of Costa Rica
Year 2004
Their ears were met by the choir of insects that sang their melodious chirps throughout the lush forest. The occasional croaks and chirps from the frogs and harmonious tunes of the birds would all commingle in the forest habitat.
Twenty ACU soldiers slowly squelched through the muddy terrain as they trekked through the northern half of the island, breathing in the humid air, and pushing through the shrubs and fronds that impeded their progress. All the soldiers kept their weapons loaded and aimed about for unwanted guests of the island's un-extinct inhabitants. Also accompanying the soldiers was a veterinarian.
Vic, head of the security divisions of InGen, was the man leading the party. Aged with experience, the man of his early forties cautiously led his troop through the forest. Like the vet, he was not adorned with the heavy suits his soldiers were wearing, instead opting on his regular attire of black cargos and beige, buttoned shirt. The man could feel the sweat collecting within his goatee.
Shade that was generously provided by the canopy did little to remedy the heat. High humidity accompanied by the stale, unmoving air was not a pleasant combination when your location lied on top of the equator.
An hour in on their expedition, the first sign of their target was found. Vic knelt down and held out his hand for the troop to halt. They obeyed and awaited their orders, but continued holding their weapons high and aimed towards the distance.
It was the first sign of their target since she was first darted over an hour ago, and Vic crouched down for a better view. A large, three toed footprint of a theropod dinosaur. Clouded water had pooled in the muddy imprint. The print was fresh as well, fully undisturbed by even the insects.
"All right," he said, rising back to his full height. "Be on your guard, the animal is near. Move out!" The march continued. Upon arriving towards a slope, they slowly paced themselves down what must had been a step for the animal that their tracking. The foot prints had long faded since entering less muddy terrain.
A stream could be heard not far from where the soldiers were.
Vic stopped upon hearing it, and the others followed his lead. It was a thump. It was feint to the ear, but he knew where it came from and what had been the source. He kept his ears available for any more noise, tuning out the calls of the insects.
He heard it. This was even fainter. A low groan.
By his judgment, it was coming past the stream that was before them. Gripping his gun tightly, he beckoned the troop forward with his hand. "Move out."
Vic hurried through the terrain with his troop following swiftly behind him. A shallow stream was what stood in-between the soldiers and their target. No slick rocks coated in algae was enough to deter the group marching through the ankle deep waters. The cool water was a pleasant relief from his heated, soak stained footwear.
The deep huffs and grunts were getting louder as they approached. It was a good sign. The drugs were taking their full effect and that would make the animal safe to be around. But that added new risks. The longer their target remained down in the day, the greater the risk of attracting other predators.
Vic grabbed his walkie-talkie from his shirt pocket. "Vic, here. We're approaching the Tyrannosaur and the drugs are taking effect. Ready the Mi-26 for takeoff. Rodger."
"Copy that," replied a man. "We'll remain on standby. Rodger."
"Pocketing the walkie-talkie, Vic and his troop continued onward through the brush. The groan incited everyone to hush. The sight of her brown, scaly skin was just barely noticeable in the distance, blending in with the scenery like a true stealth predator that would have aided her flawlessly in hunting.
She was down, that much was known.
Vic turned to face his troop, his eyes narrowed. He wasn't usually this serious with his demeanor, but the severity of the situation called upon it. While the Tyrannosaur had been darted, the measurements were all guess work. They had no idea how much the animal weighed so the vet had to use the lowest dose when they darted her from the air. While the Tyrannosaur appeared to under the drug's affects, she could snap out of it if the does wasn't high enough.
If the situation is handled incorrectly, she may gain a sudden burst of energy and attack, forcing lethal action. It was a scenario that Vic wanted to avoid. While Wu certainly had Tyrannosaur DNA at the lab, it was just easier to track down the original, rather than clone another.
The soldiers remained motionless. There were hardly any sounds coming from the beast and Vic chose now as the best time to approach. He turned to face his troops.
"Approach with caution!" He couldn't emphasis that enough. "There's no certainty as to how sedated she is." Vic turned his back to the group and they ambled towards the downed giant.
Now close enough to see the sinewy build of this impressive animal, Vic was in awe, despite only its back being in view. Working at Jurassic World, he had seen the various dinosaurs, but none could compare to the air of majestic grace the T. rex possessed.
Stretched out at forty feet in length and, her chest rose and fell at each breath, the air rushing out her mouth. His soldiers approached with extreme caution around the animal, but it remained motionless. Even Vic found himself transfixed on the beast, making his way towards the head.
A deep, amber orb stared straight through him. He was a mere spec to this animal that wouldn't have any regret killing him. Would've made a great beast of war, he mused.
The animal was down, but conscious, the work of the drugs were slowly adding to the weight of her eyelids, her blinks becoming more frequent and lids remaining closed for longer durations. But each time her eyes opened, her gaze did not leave him. It felt like she held anger towards him, as though it knew he was the one behind this.
But that was nonsense, he concluded. The animal was irritated, and his presence only made it angrier, possibly even frightening since the Tyrannosaur was robbed of its defenses.
The vet cut his view of her when he dragged a large, light blue blanket over her face, an act done to help ease the stress the animal endured.
"My, what must have caused this," murmured the vet. He was on the other side of the Tyrannosaur. He walked around the animal and saw what he had been talking about. Old claw marks had been left on her neck. The marks had healed nicely, but the scars would forever be a reminder of the ferocity of her life.
From what made them, Vic wasn't certain.
The vet approached the Tyrannosaurus' shoulder and pulled out the tranquilizer dart, having spotted it with ease due to the red fluff. He placed it into his bag and grabbed a needle and slid it through the skin to draw some blood.
In the vicinity, ACU soldiers made their way to the canopy with the aid of grappling hooks, while half remained grounded to form a protective barrier. He could here the high pitched cries of the saws as the soldiers began clearing away the branches.
Vic retrieved his walkie-talkie. "Hoskins here reporting we have the Tyrannosaur fully sedated. Send the Mi-26 to my coordinates, along with the S-92. Rodger."
A raging buzz echoed above, the woody dust raining down as his soldiers sawed off the branches of the canopy. The more time passed, the bigger the branches that fell. Each branch was carefully sawed away so none would harm the Tyrannosaur.
"Copy that," replied the voice. "We'll be at your coordinates for aerial transport within the next five minutes. Roger."
"Understood. Rodger." Vic put away his walkie-talkie and watched as more light sliced through the shadows that once engulfed the majority of the floor. The sound of the air being chopped echoed in the distance.
Aerial transport was the only way they were going to be able to transport the Tyrannosaur, for the forest was impenetrable by land based vehicle. Vic and his crew had to brace themselves from being blown down by the vortex that assaulted them. The blanket placed on the Tyrannosaur blew away.
The Mi-26 directly overhead, the craft got as low as it could before it lowered the large, titanium cage beside the Tyrannosaur, with the upmost caution of Vic's guidance. Next to the cage was a crane, lowered by the S-92, that would be needed to lift the animal into its cage. The process took another hour, but she was safely loaded into the cage.
A soldier examining the cage gave the thumbs up. Vic nodded and spoke loudly into the walkie-talkie: "All right, everything's secure from here. Begin with the take off. Rodger!"
"Copy that and out!" replied the pilot.
The force of the downward draft intensified. Vic shielded his eyes from the sawdust and other debris that was swept off the ground.
The cage swayed in various directions, but slowly and surely, it continued to rise off the ground till it was above the canopy, and being flow south of Vic's location, where the queen would soon arrive to her new kingdom.
"Isn't it pretty?"
Maya was lying on Riley's bed and Riley sat crossed legged beside her, her laptop sitting on her lap. She angled her laptop and Maya angled her head for a better view of the Jurassic World website she was on.
The image showed an animal that had some characteristics of an iguana. It was biped, but the arms were long enough to allow a quadruped stance, and had a length of two-and-a-half feet. It was a chartreuse yellow in color with a crimson red blotch covering the entire back. The tails were the most iguana-like feature the possessed; the colors faded further down the tail, and black bands of pigment circled down. Some of the animals had patches of blue around the face. They had a small frill and short, but thick beak, almost reminiscent of a sea turtle.
According to the website, it was called Microceratus.
Maya shrugged. It wasn't ugly, but pretty wasn't the right word. Captivating, or even appealing seemed to be a better fit. But she agreed with her taller friend. "I suppose so."
Riley was giddying on the laptop, her teeth visible as she smiled. Maya sighed at the brunette's enthusiasm, and counted down. Three. Two. Here we go.
"This will officially be the year we'll get to go to Jurassic world."
Just what I thought. Maya groaned, allowing her head to plop back onto Riley's pillow. "Come on, Riles, you say that every year."
Riley huffed playfully, her smile now concealing her teeth. "Oh, Maya, I don't bring it up every year."
The blonde looked her friend in the eye. She wasn't being threatening, but she instead allowed her eyes to portray the history of the time Riley popped the question to her folks at the age of six through twelve, and she was no doubt finished with her flashback. Riley grinned. "Well this time will be different."
"You always say that."
"I do not."
"Do we need another flashback moment?" Riley shook her head and murmured no. Maya sighed in guilt. "And besides, what would make you think this would be the year your parents finally said yes?"
Riley might has well been a wilted plant that finally received its revitalizing water. She beamed, clicking hurriedly on her laptop. She shoved the laptop on her chest, forcing Maya to get off her back and place it on her lap. She went to ticket section of the website.
"In celebration of their tenth anniversary, Jurassic World is having a thirty percent discount on ticket sales for families for the months of June, July, and August." Riley watched amusingly as Maya grabbed tightly to the laptop.
"This could work."
Riley chuckled. "And to think you doubted me."
Maya reeled back her head, staring questionably. It was Maya's turn to grin in triumph. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, Riley." She pointed a finger at the brunette. "You still have yet to convince your parents."
Riley scoffed and waved off the notion. "Piece of cake. You watch, Maya." Riley grabbed her laptop and got off her bed.
"Kids, breakfast," hollered Topanga.
"Coming!" Riley hollered back, carrying the laptop by her side. She stopped by the door and turned to Maya. "By the end of the day, we will be set on course for Jurassic World, and get to visit the king of the dinosaurs."
"I think you mean the queen," Maya said as the two walked out the bedroom.
"Morning, girls," Topanga said upon Riley and Maya's entrance into the kitchen.
"Sup," May simply said. Her demeanor was calm and placid. Riley was the opposite, giddy and grinning widely as though she woke up to find Lucas proposing to her. The two approached the table, Riley doing so as though her face was like the morning sun.
Auggie was all ready seated at the table with Mr. Googly playing on the smaller TV. Riley's dad was also situated at the end of the table, munching on some pancakes.
The warm and inviting scent of flapjacks wafted in the girls' noses.
"Morning, Mom, Dad, and Auggie," she said cheerfully, placing the laptop on the side of the table. "Isn't today starting wonderful?"
Topanga turned to face her questionably, as did Cory. "There's a thunderstorm going on out there." The sullen sky illuminated white before crying out a bellowing roar to prove Topanga's statement.
Maya chortled, but Riley kept her positive demeanor running. There's no way Riley was going to win this, Maya thought. But Riley could be persuasive, and she did not usually surrender so easily.
But Maya knew better. Riley might as well be trying to convince a giant tortoise to go left when it wanted to go right. There was nothing she could do to convince her parents to agree with her topic.
"And that's why I'm happy!" Riley announced. "Because even in nature's fury, the rain she brings nurtures life." She was breathing excessively while trying to hide her scheme.
Maya leaned towards Riley's ear. "Smooth," she whispered.
"Is Riley sick?"
Cory chuckled at Auggie's query, shaking his head. The boy had his eyes in concern for his older sister. Cory spoke up: "No, Auggie. This is what is called trying to sweet talk us into something she wants to do."
Auggie nodded in understanding and looked at his sister curiously. "So what are you trying to sweet talk us into?"
"What?" Riley asked, doing her best to look shocked. Maya found this hilarious. Riley was never the best liar. "Why would you be implying such a thing?"
"Maybe because you're talking like this," Topanga asked, her tone high pitched and throwing in a nervous giggle, matching Riley's behavior to a tee. Using her normal tone, Topanga continued. "Now, will you please tell us what it is you want to ask?"
Riley breathed, pushing back her hair. "I want to know if we can–"
"No," Cory said, before turning to Topanga. "You know, hon, these seem to get better every time."
Riley's mouth was agape. She clenched it shut to swallow the lump. "But you didn't let me finish."
"That's because we all ready knew what you were going to say," Topanga said, placing a pancake on both girls' plates.
"You don't know – Ooh!" Riley got distracted and gushed over her blueberry pancake. Her broadened smile was like that of a child meeting their favorite superhero. "A smiley face!" Topanga had arranged the blueberries into that position.
Maya harrumphed. "Did you forget?" she whispered. Riley snapped from her stupor. She inhaled a breath of air.
"But as I was saying –?"
"Answer's still no, hon," Cory said.
"But you don't even know what I was going to say?"
"Can we go to Jurassic World?" Topanga mock asked.
"How did you know?" Riley asked. Maya sighed and began counting down with her fingers. Three. Two. She pointed at Topanga.
"You ask this every year. On the same day." Topanga chuckled. "Always starting at the same time." She pointed her fork at Riley's food. "Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold. You too, Maya."
"Yes, ma'am," Maya said. But Riley wasn't done yet.
"Oh please can't we go? Read this, please." Riley grabbed her laptop and showed them the screen. Both parents read the site.
"Wow, thirty percent off," Cory said, nodding. He stroked his chin.
"How generous of them," Topanga added, resting her palms on Cory's shoulders.
They were lining what they were reading and Riley was beaming. "It's their tenth anniversary, and all ticket sales are off for the summer." Riley took back her laptop and placed back on the corner of the table. "So what do you say now?"
Her parents looked at each other. Sometimes they would glance at the two, and whisper something to low for them to hear. They nodded. "Riley," Cory said happily, inciting hope in Riley. "We thought it over and we decided what we'll do for the summer."
"We're going to Jurassic World?" Riley asked, smiling. Her eyes were pleading with them, her lungs holding in her air until they answered.
"Better," Cory said. Riley's smile faltered and the air rushed out of her lungs.
"We'll visit the museum of natural history!" Topanga said. Riley had shrunk into her chair and moped. Not even the smiling pancake could cheer her up. Maya chuckle lightly while patting Riley's back.
"There, there, there's always next year," Maya said. Despite the calm demeanor she tried to show, she felt a tinge of sadness herself. Riley had always wanted to visit Jurassic World. She never knew why it was so important to her, but it was, and she always tried supporting her wishes and doing what she could to make them come true. Riley groaned.
"Oh, cheer up, honey," Topanga said. "There are a lot of dinosaurs in there."
"None that are alive," Maya added.
"And none of the risk of being eaten," Cory added. "Doesn't that sound fun?"
"No," Riley murmured. "Why don't you want to go to Jurassic World? Ten years and not an accident happened. Maya, don't you want to visit Jurassic World."
The blonde nodded. "With a passion."
Riley turned to look at her little brother. "Auggie, haven't you always wanted to go to Jurassic World?"
To both girl's surprise, Auggie shrugged. "I don't know. I don't know anyone who's been there, so I guess I will take Mommy and Daddy's side." Riley's mouth might as well fall off. Maya was even surprised by the answer. What five-year-old didn't beg to see live dinosaurs?
Cory cheered. "Yeah, Auggie. Way to listen to reason! High five!" Cory stretched his hand across the table and Auggie slapped his hand.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Riley, could you get that?" Topanga asked. A saddened Riley didn't answer, but rose to her feet and amble to the door. The second she opened it, a six-year-old blonde charged into the living room, wearing a pink t-shirt with the Jurassic World, T. rex logo. Auggie perked up as the girl waved.
Maya remembered her. She was that little girl from the family game night a while back. Ava, Maya recalled.
"Hello, Auggie!" said Ava cheerfully. She left the door open as she and Riley approached the table. The five-year-old ecstatically waved back.
"Hello, Ava!" replied Auggie.
The little blonde approached the group and Riley took back her seat, her mood still deflated. Maya put a comforting arm around her friend as Riley finally began to eat her breakfast. "Don't worry, pumpkin. There's always next year."
Riley shook her head. "No. I really want to go this year."
"So Ava, I see you're back from your weeklong absence," Topanga said, feigning her kindness. Maya was aware of the dislike the older woman held for the six-year-old. Cory, he seemed more neutral on her.
Ava nodded her head. "That's because this girl just returned from Jurassic World! she said in a singing voice, gesturing to the shirt she was wearing. Riley must not have noticed the shirt earlier because here eyes widened. Even Maya found it ironic that this six-year-old had been to the dinosaur park while the family was on the topic.
Auggie slapped the table in awe, his mouth agape. "Y-you went to Jurassic World?"
"And let me say that it was amazing!" Ava added. "I almost have to feel sorry for those that haven't been there before, which reminds me." She reached in her pocket and pulled out a small snow globe, inside being a Velociraptor. "I got this for you."
Auggie looked admiring at the gesture. "Thank you, Ava."
"Just remember to get me something bigger when you go to Jurassic World."
Auggie smiled. "I'm with them, now!" Auggie said, pointing to Riley. Topanga stood up and approached Ava.
"I think it's time you left."
Ava smiled, her feet stomping in place with excitement, her eyes beaming in excitement like Auggie's when she got to sit on Santa's lap last year. "Can we play the throw me out game?"
Maya raised a brow to this. Throw her out game? Before she could even question it, Topanga was all ready on top of the girl, the woman's hands firmly around Ava's waist. "It's like you read my mind," Topanga said cheerfully.
"We!" cried both Ava and Topanga as the later carried the blonde, who was waving goodbye. "Bye, Auggie!"
"Bye, Ava!" replied Auggie.
Topanga gently placed Ava outside the door frame and quickly grabbed the edge of the door. Ava pulled the hair out of her eyes, acting as though she just stepped off a rollercoaster. "I love that!" She beamed to Topanga. "Now slam it!"
"With pleasure." The door slammed shut and Topanga walked back to the table.
"Okay," Maya said slowly, her mind trying to marinate what just transpired. Nothing happened. "What just happened." Maya's seen the girl one time before, but she was in Riley's room when Ava had left. Was this normal?
Riley patted Maya's shoulder. "Don't worry, this always happens."
"Daddy?" Auggie called.
"Yes."
"Can we go to Jurassic World now?" Auggie questioned as innocently as possible, his eyes as soulful as a young lad pleading to keep a stray puppy found on the street. Riley joined in with the same look and asked the question.
Even Maya decided to join in with a victorious smirk. "Come on, Mr. Matthews. Three people want Jurassic World."
Cory groaned exasperatedly. "The answer is still no, and will always be no."
"But–" Topanga cut Riley off.
"Listen to your father, kids. When we say no, we mean no."
"But what's wrong with Jurassic World?" Riley asked.
"It's an accident waiting to happened," Cory said. Riley sulked into her chair and pouted. Cory sighed and looked somberly at his daughter.
Topanga sighed and carried over the conversation. "Look, Riley, I understand Jurassic World may look like some…magical paradise. But it's not. These are prehistoric animals that can never be controlled or truly understood. All it takes is for one of the dinosaurs to exploit a weakness in mans' system to set off a domino effect. Do you understand what I'm saying kids."
Everyone shook their heads.
"I think what your mother is trying to say is that it may all start out as ooh, aah, but once something escapes, there's running…and screaming. We just don't want to risk your safety." Cory sank back into his seat and looked at the clock. "It's 7:05. You two better hurry if you don't want to be late for school."
Maya groaned. "Can't you just give us a late pass? Or a freebie?" she asked.
"What do you think?" Cory asked.
Maya grinned. "Yes?"
"Get to school," Cory said.
"Come on, Riles," Maya said, gesturing for the brunette to follow. She nodded.
"I'll meet you by the door." Maya gave a peace sign and waited by the door. Riley stood up and carried her laptop to the counter. She typed something in before running upstairs and returning with her backpack. "Please consider, Jurassic World."
Cory sighed. "It'll be on mind. Now hurry before you're late." Some hope restored itself on Riley. She nodded and met up with Maya, who still waited patiently. Riley grabbed an umbrella and the two dawdled out the door.
Auggie looked at his parents. "Please?"
"Go get dressed," Topanga said. Auggie complied and raced upstairs.
"Kids these days," Cory said, grabbing his head. Topanga scoffed.
"Oh, please. If you and Shawn were still their age you'd be doing the same thing, right now."
"I would…." Hi voice halted, allowing his thoughts to organize. Then it dawned on him. "Yeah, that sounds about right. But that doesn't undermine my authority."
"No it doesn't."
"You know why?"
"Because Jurassic World is a danger waiting to happen."
"Exactly!" He glanced at the laptop Riley placed on the counter, still opened on the ticket purchase section of the website. But it looked like there was something written in the URL that had nothing to do with the website.
"Huh, I wonder what this says." Cory said. He leaned closer to look.
"What's it say?"
Cory rolled his eyes. "Please! Please! And… Please!" Hopefully today's lesson will help Riley understand.
The storm didn't lighten a bit during the whole walk to the subway station, their clothes still managing to get damped from the sullen tears the sky produced. Riley closed up the umbrella and placed it into the free umbrella holder that she and Maya helped kick start with Evelyn Rand, also know as Crazy Hat.
Riley took her seat at the bench and rested her chin on her palms. Maya sat beside her. "Hey, cheer up, kiddo. Everything will work out."
"No it won't." Riley was defeated inside, her tone portrayed so. "It's the same thing every year and it's always a no. Maybe I should just give up."
No! Maya did not want Riley to ever surrender her dreams. "Riley, is it your number one dream to visit Jurassic World?" She shook her head. Oh, right. Marrying Lucas was her number one dream. "Your close second dream?" Riley nodded. "Then tell me this: why is it you want to go to Jurassic World? Huh?"
Riley lifted her head into the air and folded her hands onto her lap. She breathed and looked at her with her brown eyes. "When I was little, I have always loved dinosaurs and dreamed of seeing one. More so than unicorns. And the fact that they're alive and can be seen and felt. It's like the dreams of the children came to life, thanks to the miracle of science. And I've always wanted to experience the magic InGen has so graciously shared with the world."
Riley closed her eyes and breathed. She had a smile when she opened her eyes, and a small spark that shined in her eyes. She looked back at Maya. "That, Maya, is why I want to visit Jurassic World."
That was deep, and Maya had to admit that. She smiled at her friend. "And it will happen. You know why?"
Riley arched her brow. "Why?"
Maya smirked and showed her finger. "Because of this." It was the friendship ring Riley had given her. She gasped and extended her hand, revealing her friendship ring.
"With these, Riley, anything is possible," Maya said. "The rings will find a way!"
Riley smiled and leaned onto Maya's shoulder. "Thank you, Maya."
Maya began patting Riley's head. Now I just have to convince myself that it's true, Maya thought as the metallic screams of their approaching subway train approached.
Okay, I hope that this was an enjoyable read. Again, please keep all reviews, praise or criticism, respectful. Any constructive criticism is allowed and fully encouraged. And if there were any spelling and grammar errors, please let me know.